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Big Chief Fail

2018-11-09T16:48:18Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Big Chief Fail
| image = BCF.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1989-1990
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Latch]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[James Davies]], [[Christian Davies]]
}}

'''Big Chief Fail''' was a band formed by former [[Vehicle Derek]] bassist, [[James Davies]] and his elder brother, [[Christian Davies]] in 1989. The band were unique locally for using a drum machine to supplement James on guitar and Christian on bass. They released a demo cassette 'Spikehead' recorded at Sable Rose Studios, Coventry and played several gigs both in Boston and further afield during their existence.

==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEz4RiD3JXw Big Chief Fail 'Untitled Song' on YouTube]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjSvFKOuBNo Big Chief Fail 'Extension' on YouTube]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1980s]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Stub]]

Big Chief Fail

2018-11-09T16:41:20Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Big Chief Fail
| image = BCF.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1989-1990
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Latch]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[James Davies]], [[Christian Davies]]
}}

'''Big Chief Fail''' was a band formed by former [[Vehicle Derek]] bassist, [[James Davies]] and his elder brother, [[Christian Davies]] in 1989. The band were unique locally for using a drum machine to supplement James on guitar and Christian on bass. They released a demo cassette 'Spikehead' recorded at Sable Rose Studios, Coventry and played several gigs both in Boston and further afield during their existence.

==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEz4RiD3JXw Big Chief Fail 'Untitled Song on YouTube]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjSvFKOuBNo Big Chief Fail 'Extension' on YouTube]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1980s]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Stub]]

Big Chief Fail

2018-11-09T16:36:49Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Big Chief Fail
| image = BCF.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1989-1990
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Latch]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[James Davies]], [[Christian Davies]]
}}

'''Big Chief Fail''' was a band formed by former [[Vehicle Derek]] bassist, [[James Davies]] and his elder brother, [[Christian Davies]] in 1989. The band were unique locally for using a drum machine to supplement James on guitar and Christian on bass. They released a professionally recorded cassette and played several gigs both in Boston and further afield during their existence.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1980s]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Stub]]

Big Chief Fail

2018-11-09T16:34:36Z

Andysandall:

File:BCF.jpg

2018-11-09T16:33:55Z

Andysandall: Big Chief Fail video cap

Big Chief Fail video cap

Big Chief Fail

2018-11-09T16:33:31Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Big Chief Fail
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1989-1990
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Latch]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[James Davies]], [[Christian Davies]]
}}

'''Big Chief Fail''' was a band formed by former [[Vehicle Derek]] bassist, [[James Davies]] and his elder brother, [[Christian Davies]] in 1989. The band were unique locally for using a drum machine to supplements James on guitar and Christian on bass.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1980s]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Stub]]

Latch

2018-11-09T16:25:31Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Latch
| image = Latch.JPG
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre = Punk/Alternative
| years_active = 1989-1990
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (guitar/bass), [[Simon Clifton]] (vocals), [[Lee Winter]] (drums), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass/guitar), [[Paul Bott]] (vocals)
}}

'''Latch''' was a band formed from the remnants of [[Fruit Shop]] and was one of the first of the short-lived bands that were created quickly whenever a gig at the Boston [https://www.facebook.com/indianqueen.bostonpub Indian Queen] needed a last minute support band or (more usually) [[Vehicle Derek]] had been asked to play a show and one or more members were unavailable. Latch performed twice in the space of a month, supporting out of town bands [http://www.edandjacqui.com/sink/stories.html Sink], [[Wikipedia:Fudge Tunnel|Fudge Tunnel]], Juice and the newly formed [[Big Chief Fail]]. The sets were a mix of hardcore punk covers, original songs, and reworked versions of rejected [[Vehicle Derek]] songs.

The band split up live on stage at their second and last gig on 5th January 1990 when, needing to fill a 40 minute slot and only having 25 minutes worth of material, the band embarked on a 15 minute version of [[Wikipedia:Suzanne Vega|Suzanne Vega]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZt7J0iaUD0 Luka], a task not helped by band members only knowing the words to the first verse and chorus. Most band members quit the stage around eight minutes in, leaving just Del Howes and Lee Winter remaining on guitar and drums respectively. Howes then announced that they had become a new band - [[Toboggan]] - and proceeded to play the opening of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born In The USA' for ten more minutes before ending the set and leaving the stage.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1980s]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Toboggan

2018-11-09T16:24:21Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Toboggan
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active =
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Latch]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = Del Howes (vocal/guitar/bass), Lee Winter (drums)
}}

'''Toboggan''' came into existance at the last gig played by [[Latch]] on 5th January 1990 when, needing to fill a 40 minute slot and only having 25 minutes worth of material, the band embarked on a 15 minute version of [[Wikipedia:Suzanne Vega|Suzanne Vega]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZt7J0iaUD0 Luka], a task not helped by band members only knowing the words to the first verse and chorus. Most band members quit the stage around eight minutes in, leaving just Del Howes and Lee Winter remaining on guitar and drums respectively. Howes then announced that they had become a new band - [[Toboggan]] - and proceeded to play the opening of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born In The USA' for ten more minutes before ending the set and leaving the stage.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1990s]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Stub]]

Figgis

2018-11-09T16:22:54Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Figgis
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1994
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Tilman]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (guitar/vocals), [[Jason Etherington]] (guitar), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass), Glen Ernest Williams (drums)
}}

'''Figgis''' came about in the summer of 1994 when former members of [[Vehicle Derek]] found themselves back in Boston for a short while and decided to make some music together. Named after [[Wikipedia:James Bolam|James Bolam]]'s character in the comedy show [[Wikipedia:Only When I Laugh (TV series)|'Only When I Laugh']], drummer Glen Ernest Williams from Spalding was added to complete the line-up. The band played twice, once at The Birds, Spalding and again at Boston Indian Queen, in shows organized by the then developing South Lincolnshire emo scene. The set consisted of reworked [[Vehicle Derek]] songs, some originals written that summer, and a handful of ska-punk cover versions.

A third show was offered at the end of the summer but with Del Howes unavailable to play the other three members performed as [[Tilman]] playing a radically different set based around improvised instrumentals.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1990s]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Stub]]

Benny

2018-11-09T16:09:44Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Benny
| image = BennyTunnel.JPG
| caption = Promo photo of Benny used for album art
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre = Punk/Alternative
| years_active = 2001-2004
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (drums), [[Alan Boyce]] (bass), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar), [[Aston Stephens]] (vocals)
}}
'''Benny''' was a band formed following the end of the second incarnation of [[Vehicle Derek]]. [[Andy Sandall]] and [[Del Howes]] switched over to guitar and drums respectively, and added longtime friend [[Aston Stephens]] on vocals and former BGS Head Boy [[Alan Boyce]] on bass. The band released three albums, a couple of singles and appeared on multiple compilation appearances on the Boss Tuneage label during the early 2000s.

Benny's repertoire included a rock tribute to the [[Beast Mart]] proclamation, the opening track on the second album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' and the final song the band performed live in their final ever show. The first two albums also featured homages to the [[BGS Jazz Band]], in which both Alan Boyce and Andy Sandall had played bass guitar, with renditions of BGS Jazz Band favourites [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAM74H_4y8U Margie] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vio-TjMi5_s Dr Jazz]. References to Boston, South Lincolnshire and BGS in particular littered the songs and the album's sleeve-notes.

The band would only play three live shows in their three year history, partly due to logistics of getting band members together. All three shows were played as part of punk festivals with the band's performances highly anticipated due to their mix of theatricality and the high possibility of obscure cover versions being played. The band ceased to exist when Andy Sandall announced his pending emigration to the US, and a compilation of all the bands releases was put together by Boss Tuneage and released "posthumously".

==Photo Gallery==
===Live & Studio Photos===
<gallery>
File:BennyStudio.JPG|During recording of 'Finnish Road Junction'
File:BennyVerge.JPG|On stage at The Verge, Camden Town, January 2003
File:BennyRidge.JPG|Promo photo taken during recording of 'Our True Intent...'
File:BennyRB.JPG|Promo photo taken during recording of 'All Things...'
</gallery>

===Releases===
<gallery>
File:BennyLido.JPG|Untitled
File:Benny1.jpg|Finnish Road Junction
File:Benny2.jpg|Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight
File:BennyXmas.JPG|An Old Leake Commonside Kind of Christmas
File:Benny3.jpg|All Things Come To An End
File:BennyStoke.JPG|Vis Unita Fortio - Live in Stoke
File:Benny.jpg|Bennyology
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://myspace.com/bennyfromboston/music/songs Benny on myspace]
* [https://oldbostonianstore.blogspot.com/search/label/Benny Benny on Not the tuck shop - the Old Bostonian Store]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:2000s]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Beast Mart]]
*[[:Vehicle Derek]]
*[[:BGS Jazz Band]]

Benny

2018-11-09T16:04:39Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Benny
| image = BennyTunnel.JPG
| caption = Promo photo of Benny used for album art
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre = Punk/Alternative
| years_active = 2001-2004
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (drums), [[Alan Boyce]] (bass), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar), [[Aston Stephens]] (vocals)
}}
'''Benny''' was a band formed following the end of the second incarnation of [[Vehicle Derek]]. [[Andy Sandall]] and [[Del Howes]] switched over to guitar and drums respectively, and added longtime friend [[Aston Stephens]] on vocals and former BGS Head Boy [[Alan Boyce]] on bass. The band released three albums, a couple of singles and appeared on multiple compilation appearances on the Boss Tuneage label during the early 2000s.

Benny's repertoire included a rock tribute to the [[Beast Mart]] proclamation, the opening track on the second album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' and the final song the band performed live in their final ever show. The first two albums also featured homages to the [[BGS Jazz Band]], in which both Alan Boyce and Andy Sandall had played bass guitar, with renditions of BGS Jazz Band favourites [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAM74H_4y8U Margie] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vio-TjMi5_s Dr Jazz]. References to Boston, South Lincolnshire and BGS in particular littered the songs and the album's sleeve-notes.

The band would only play three live shows in their three year history, partly due to logistics of getting band members together. All three shows were played as part of punk festivals with the band's performances highly anticipated due to their mix of theatricality and the high possibility of obscure cover versions being played. The band ceased to exist when Andy Sandall announced his pending emigration to the US, and a compilation of all the bands releases was put together by Boss Tuneage and released "posthumously".

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:BennyLido.JPG|Untitled
File:Benny1.jpg|Finnish Road Junction
File:Benny2.jpg|Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight
File:BennyXmas.JPG|An Old Leake Commonside Kind of Christmas
File:Benny3.jpg|All Things Come To An End
File:BennyStoke.JPG|Vis Unita Fortio - Live in Stoke
File:Benny.jpg|Bennyology
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://myspace.com/bennyfromboston/music/songs Benny on myspace]
* [https://oldbostonianstore.blogspot.com/search/label/Benny Benny on Not the tuck shop - the Old Bostonian Store]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:2000s]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Beast Mart]]
*[[:Vehicle Derek]]
*[[:BGS Jazz Band]]

File:BennyStudio.JPG

2018-11-09T16:01:43Z

Andysandall: Benny during recording of their debut album 'Finnish Road Junction'

Benny during recording of their debut album 'Finnish Road Junction'

File:BennyXmas.JPG

2018-11-09T16:01:13Z

Andysandall: Cover of Benny single 'An Old Leake Commonside Kind of Christmas'

Cover of Benny single 'An Old Leake Commonside Kind of Christmas'

File:BennyStoke.JPG

2018-11-09T16:00:35Z

Andysandall: Cover of Benny album 'Vis Unita Fortis' - Live in Stoke

Cover of Benny album 'Vis Unita Fortis' - Live in Stoke

File:BennyVerge.JPG

2018-11-09T15:59:49Z

Andysandall: Benny perform at The Verge in Camden Town, 18th January 2003

Benny perform at The Verge in Camden Town, 18th January 2003

File:BennyLido.JPG

2018-11-09T15:58:12Z

Andysandall: Cover of Benny's debut single on Boss Tuneage Records

Cover of Benny's debut single on Boss Tuneage Records

File:BennyRB.JPG

2018-11-09T15:57:38Z

Andysandall: Promo photo of Benny taken at Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham

Promo photo of Benny taken at Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham

File:BennyRidge.JPG

2018-11-09T15:57:08Z

Andysandall: Promo photo of Benny

Promo photo of Benny

Vehicle Derek

2018-11-08T21:35:18Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vehicle Derek
| image = VDSM_at_BGS_1989.JPG
| caption = VDSM perform at BGS Rock Night, 9th February 1989
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1987-1990, 1997-1999
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = VDSM, Vehicle Derek and the Schizoid Maniacs, Vehicle Derek Swedish Masseurs, Vehicle Derek and the Spasmodic Morrocans (see text for explanation). After the end of the band in 1999, members went on to form [[Benny]].
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass), [[Adam Warne]] (drums), [[James Davies]] (bass/guitar), [[Jason Etherington]] (guitar/bass), [[Paul Woods]] (bass)
}}
'''Vehicle Derek''' was a hardcore punk band formed in 1987 to play at the 1988 BGS Rock Night but that went on to become a regular fixture of the local punk music scene for the next few years. By the time the band broke up at end of 1990 they had played 32 gigs, including shows either headlining or as a support act in London, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Bradford and several times in Lincoln. The band briefly reformed in 2000 to record an album of their old songs and played a short run of 7 shows across the country to support this released.

The band formed in 1987 with the original line-up of Richard 'Del' Howes on vocals, Adam Warne on drums, Paul Woods on bass and Jason Etherington on guitar but this version of the band never performed live and Woods was soon replaced by James Davies on bass, although he and Etherington would often switch instruments during the set depending on who had written the next song. The band played several times at the Indian Queen, becoming part of the impressive punk scene that grew up in the town at the end of the 1980s, and made a reputation outside of the town that saw them asked to play a show in London in late 1989. They also recorded a session for Radio Lincolnshire that would become their first 'release' as the cassette-only 'Zob', with the radio session paired with a recording of a live show and some home recordings tacked on the end.

That show would be the last with Davies who left that winter to form [[Big Chief Fail]] with older brother [[Christian Davies]] leaving Vehicle Derek to play one show as a trio with Howes on bass. In this interim period they also headed to Gems Studio in Frampton to record what would be their debut single, a split single with Norwich-based band Goober Patrol that would be the first release on the new BossTuneage label - a label that is still around today. Unhappy with the first recording they headed back in a week later with Andy Sandall playing bass to record three tracks that made it onto the single.

Sandall would become the permanent bass player and the band toured across the UK with Goober Patrol throughout 1990 to support the released of the single. They also sold a compilations cassette at shows called 'Back to School with Vehicle Derek' that featured artwork made up of collages of pictures and text from old Bostonian magazines. The cassette featured recordings from various practices, alternate takes from the Radio Lincolnshire and single recording sessions, and a full live show from Lincoln. After the summer the pressures of members going off to university saw the band cease to play together, although they all stayed in touch and shared a couple of brief reformations in the late 90s to play two shows and record a song for a compilation CD celebrating the record label's 10th anniversary with a line-up of Howes, Etherington, Sandall and drummer Little John.

In late 2000 the owner of the BossTuneage label asked the band members if they would get together to record the album they had been asked for by the label back in 1990. A line-up of Howes, Davies, Sandall and Warne went back into the studio and recorded their old songs for this release and undertook a short UK tour with several label mates to promote the album. The album was released in both Europe and Japan thanks to a reciprocal arrangement between labels. Several tracks got national airplay on both John Peel and Steve Lamacq's Radio 1 shows. Later in 2001 Vehicle Derek hung it up for good, with all four members continuing to make music in their own projects.

Vehicle Derek was the only constant in the VDSM name, with the SM part changing on a gig-by-gig basis. Once the band got a bit more serious and started playing gigs outside Boston, and especially when it started making records, the name was pared down to just "Vehicle Derek" as it was easier for people putting on shows to use. By the end of their existence that had released one single, one album, an official 'bootleg' of a professionally recorded practice session and had appeared on several compilation CDs for various punk labels.

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:VDZob.JPG|
File:VDSIngle.JPG|
File:VDInsert.JPG|
File:VDSchool.JPG
File:VehicleDerek.jpg
</gallery>

===Live Photos===
<gallery>
File:VDLincoln1.JPG|On-stage at the Lincoln Croft St. Centre, 18th August 1990
File:VDLincoln2.JPG|On-stage at the Lincoln Croft St. Centre, 18th August 1990
File:VDStamford.JPG|Playing an afternoon show at Stamford Skate Park, 18th August 1990
File:VD97.JPG|At Boston Indian Queen during the summer of 1997
File:VDLast.JPG|Vehicle Derek play their final ever show in Nottingham, September 2001
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1-KFVWUsQ-nin-UWH1OOJNzhVCWpnFJq Vehicle Derek on YouTube]
* [https://myspace.com/vehiclederek Vehicle Derek on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Benny]]

Latch

2018-11-08T21:30:02Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Latch
| image = Latch.JPG
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre = Punk/Alternative
| years_active = 1989-1990
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (guitar/bass), [[Simon Clifton]] (vocals), [[Lee Winter]] (drums), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass/guitar), [[Paul Bott]] (vocals)
}}

'''Latch''' formed from the remnants of [[Fruit Shop]] and were one of the first of the short-lived bands that were created quickly whenever a gig at the Boston Indian Queen needed a last minute support band or (more usually) [[Vehicle Derek]] had been asked to play a show and one or more members where unavailable. Latch performed twice in the space of a month, supporting out of town bands Sink, Fudge Tunnel, Juice and the newly formed [[Big Chief Fail]]. The sets were a mix of hardcore punk covers, original songs, and reworked versions of rejected [[Vehicle Derek]] songs.

The band split up live on stage at their second and last gig on 5th January 1990 when, needing to fill a 40 minute slot and only having 25 minutes worth of material, the band embarked on a 15 minute version of Suzanne Vega's 'Luka', a task not helped by band members only knowing the words to the first verse and chorus. Most band members quit the stage around 8 minutes in, leaving just Del Howes and Lee Winter remaining on guitar and drums respectively. Howes then announced that they had become a new band - [[Toboggan]] - and proceeded to play Luka for 10 more minutes before ending the set and leaving the stage.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Benny

2018-11-08T21:28:06Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Benny
| image = BennyTunnel.JPG
| caption = Promo photo of Benny used for album art
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre = Punk/Alternative
| years_active = 2001-2004
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (drums), [[Alan Boyce]] (bass), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar), [[Aston Stephens]] (vocals)
}}
'''Benny''' was a band formed following the end of the second incarnation of [[Vehicle Derek]]. [[Andy Sandall]] and [[Del Howes]] switched over to guitar and drums respectively, and added longtime friend [[Aston Stephens]] on vocals and former BGS Head Boy [[Alan Boyce]] on bass. The band released three albums, a couple of singles and appeared on multiple compilation appearances on the BossTuneage label during the early 2000s.

Benny's repertoire included a rock tribute to the [[Beast Mart]] proclamation, the opening track on the second album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' and the final song the band performed live in their final ever show. The first two albums also featured homages to the [[BGS Jazz Band]], in which both Alan Boyce and Andy Sandall had played bass guitar. with renditions of BGS Jazz Band favorites 'Margie' and 'Dr Jazz'. References to Boston, South Lincolnshire and BGS in particular littered the songs and the album's sleevenotes.

The band would only play three live shows in their 3 year history, partly due to logistics of getting band members together. All three shows were played as part of punk festivals with the band's performances highly anticipated due to their mix of theatricality and the high possibility of obscure cover versions being played. The band ceased to exist when Andy Sandall announced his pending emigration to the US, and a compilation of all the bands releases was put together by BossTuneage and released posthumously.

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:Benny1.jpg|
File:Benny2.jpg|
File:Benny3.jpg|
File:Benny.jpg
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://myspace.com/bennyfromboston/music/songs Benny on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Beast Mart]]
*[[:Vehicle Derek]]
*[[:BGS Jazz Band]]

File:BennyTunnel.JPG

2018-11-08T21:27:06Z

Andysandall: Photo of Benny used for promos and album art

Photo of Benny used for promos and album art

Benny

2018-11-08T21:25:18Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Benny
| image = Benny.jpg
| caption = The cover of the Bennyology album
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active =
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (drums), [[Alan Boyce]] (bass), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar), [[Aston Stephens]] (vocals)
}}
'''Benny''' was a band formed following the end of the second incarnation of [[Vehicle Derek]]. [[Andy Sandall]] and [[Del Howes]] switched over to guitar and drums respectively, and added longtime friend [[Aston Stephens]] on vocals and former BGS Head Boy [[Alan Boyce]] on bass. The band released three albums, a couple of singles and appeared on multiple compilation appearances on the BossTuneage label during the early 2000s.

Benny's repertoire included a rock tribute to the [[Beast Mart]] proclamation, the opening track on the second album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' and the final song the band performed live in their final ever show. The first two albums also featured homages to the [[BGS Jazz Band]], in which both Alan Boyce and Andy Sandall had played bass guitar. with renditions of BGS Jazz Band favorites 'Margie' and 'Dr Jazz'. References to Boston, South Lincolnshire and BGS in particular littered the songs and the album's sleevenotes.

The band would only play three live shows in their 3 year history, partly due to logistics of getting band members together. All three shows were played as part of punk festivals with the band's performances highly anticipated due to their mix of theatricality and the high possibility of obscure cover versions being played. The band ceased to exist when Andy Sandall announced his pending emigration to the US, and a compilation of all the bands releases was put together by BossTuneage and released posthumously.

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:Benny1.jpg|
File:Benny2.jpg|
File:Benny3.jpg|
File:Benny.jpg
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://myspace.com/bennyfromboston/music/songs Benny on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Beast Mart]]
*[[:Vehicle Derek]]
*[[:BGS Jazz Band]]

File:Benny3.jpg

2018-11-08T21:23:02Z

Andysandall: Cover of the Benny EP 'All Things Come To An End'

Cover of the Benny EP 'All Things Come To An End'

File:Benny2.jpg

2018-11-08T21:22:22Z

Andysandall: Cover to the Benny album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight'

Cover to the Benny album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight'

File:Benny1.jpg

2018-11-08T21:21:48Z

Andysandall: Cover to Benny album 'Finnish Road Junction'

Cover to Benny album 'Finnish Road Junction'

Benny

2018-11-08T21:21:19Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Benny
| image = Benny.jpg
| caption = The cover of the Bennyology album
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active =
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (drums), [[Alan Boyce]] (bass), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar), [[Aston Stephens]] (vocals)
}}
'''Benny''' was a band formed following the end of the second incarnation of [[Vehicle Derek]]. [[Andy Sandall]] and [[Del Howes]] switched over to guitar and drums respectively, and added longtime friend [[Aston Stephens]] on vocals and former BGS Head Boy [[Alan Boyce]] on bass. The band released three albums, a couple of singles and appeared on multiple compilation appearances on the BossTuneage label during the early 2000s.

Benny's repertoire included a rock tribute to the [[Beast Mart]] proclamation, the opening track on the second album 'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' and the final song the band performed live in their final ever show. The first two albums also featured homages to the [[BGS Jazz Band]], in which both Alan Boyce and Andy Sandall had played bass guitar. with renditions of BGS Jazz Band favorites 'Margie' and 'Dr Jazz'. References to Boston, South Lincolnshire and BGS in particular littered the songs and the album's sleevenotes.

The band would only play three live shows in their 3 year history, partly due to logistics of getting band members together. All three shows were played as part of punk festivals with the band's performances highly anticipated due to their mix of theatricality and the high possibility of obscure cover versions being played. The band ceased to exist when Andy Sandall announced his pending emigration to the US, and a compilation of all the bands releases was put together by BossTuneage and released posthumously.

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:VDZob.JPG|
File:VDSIngle.JPG|
File:VDInsert.JPG|
File:VDSchool.JPG
File:VehicleDerek.jpg
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://myspace.com/bennyfromboston/music/songs Benny on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Beast Mart]]
*[[:Vehicle Derek]]
*[[:BGS Jazz Band]]

Vehicle Derek

2018-11-08T21:14:58Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vehicle Derek
| image = VDSM_at_BGS_1989.JPG
| caption = VDSM perform at BGS Rock Night, 9th February 1989
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1987-1990, 1997-1999
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = VDSM, Vehicle Derek and the Schizoid Maniacs, Vehicle Derek Swedish Masseurs, Vehicle Derek and the Spasmodic Morrocans (see text for explanation). After the end of the band in 1999, members went on to form [[Benny]].
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass), [[Adam Warne]] (drums), [[James Davies]] (bass/guitar), [[Jason Etherington]] (guitar/bass), [[Paul Woods]] (bass)
}}
'''Vehicle Derek''' was a hardcore punk band formed in 1987 to play at the 1988 BGS Rock Night but that went on to become a regular fixture of the local punk music scene for the next few years. By the time the band broke up at end of 1990 they had played 32 gigs, including shows either headlining or as a support act in London, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Bradford and several times in Lincoln. The band briefly reformed in 2000 to record an album of their old songs and played a short run of 7 shows across the country to support this released.

The band formed in 1987 with the original line-up of Richard 'Del' Howes on vocals, Adam Warne on drums, Paul Woods on bass and Jason Etherington on guitar but this version of the band never performed live and Woods was soon replaced by James Davies on bass, although he and Etherington would often switch instruments during the set depending on who had written the next song. The band played several times at the Indian Queen, becoming part of the impressive punk scene that grew up in the town at the end of the 1980s, and made a reputation outside of the town that saw them asked to play a show in London in late 1989. They also recorded a session for Radio Lincolnshire that would become their first 'release' as the cassette-only 'Zob', with the radio session paired with a recording of a live show and some home recordings tacked on the end.

That show would be the last with Davies who left that winter to form [[Big Chief Fail]] with older brother [[Christian Davies]] leaving Vehicle Derek to play one show as a trio with Howes on bass. In this interim period they also headed to Gems Studio in Frampton to record what would be their debut single, a split single with Norwich-based band Goober Patrol that would be the first release on the new BossTuneage label - a label that is still around today. Unhappy with the first recording they headed back in a week later with Andy Sandall playing bass to record three tracks that made it onto the single.

Sandall would become the permanent bass player and the band toured across the UK with Goober Patrol throughout 1990 to support the released of the single. They also sold a compilations cassette at shows called 'Back to School with Vehicle Derek' that featured artwork made up of collages of pictures and text from old Bostonian magazines. The cassette featured recordings from various practices, alternate takes from the Radio Lincolnshire and single recording sessions, and a full live show from Lincoln. After the summer the pressures of members going off to university saw the band cease to play together, although they all stayed in touch and shared a couple of brief reformations in the late 90s to play two shows and record a song for a compilation CD celebrating the record label's 10th anniversary.

In late 2000 the owner of the BossTuneage label asked the band members if they would get together to record the album they had been asked for by the label back in 1990. A line-up of Howes, Davies, Sandall and Warne went back into the studio and recorded their old songs for this release and undertook a short UK tour with several label mates to promote the album. The album was released in both Europe and Japan thanks to a reciprocal arrangement between labels. Several tracks got national airplay on both John Peel and Steve Lamacq's Radio 1 shows. Later in 2001 Vehicle Derek hung it up for good, with all four members continuing to make music in their own projects.

Vehicle Derek was the only constant in the VDSM name, with the SM part changing on a gig-by-gig basis. Once the band got a bit more serious and started playing gigs outside Boston, and especially when it started making records, the name was pared down to just "Vehicle Derek" as it was easier for people putting on shows to use. By the end of their existence that had released one single, one album, an official 'bootleg' of a professionally recorded practice session and had appeared on several compilation CDs for various punk labels.

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:VDZob.JPG|
File:VDSIngle.JPG|
File:VDInsert.JPG|
File:VDSchool.JPG
File:VehicleDerek.jpg
</gallery>

===Live Photos===
<gallery>
File:VDLincoln1.JPG|On-stage at the Lincoln Croft St. Centre, 18th August 1990
File:VDLincoln2.JPG|On-stage at the Lincoln Croft St. Centre, 18th August 1990
File:VDStamford.JPG|Playing an afternoon show at Stamford Skate Park, 18th August 1990
File:VD97.JPG|At Boston Indian Queen during the summer of 1997
File:VDLast.JPG|Vehicle Derek play their final ever show in Nottingham, September 2001
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1-KFVWUsQ-nin-UWH1OOJNzhVCWpnFJq Vehicle Derek on YouTube]
* [https://myspace.com/vehiclederek Vehicle Derek on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Benny]]

Vehicle Derek

2018-11-08T21:10:32Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vehicle Derek
| image = VDSM_at_BGS_1989.JPG
| caption = VDSM perform at BGS Rock Night, 9th February 1989
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1987-1990, 1997-1999
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = VDSM, Vehicle Derek and the Schizoid Maniacs, Vehicle Derek Swedish Masseurs, Vehicle Derek and the Spasmodic Morrocans (see text for explanation). After the end of the band in 1999, members went on to form [[Benny]].
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass), [[Adam Warne]] (drums), [[James Davies]] (bass/guitar), [[Jason Etherington]] (guitar/bass), [[Paul Woods]] (bass)
}}
'''Vehicle Derek''' was a hardcore punk band formed in 1987 to play at the 1988 BGS Rock Night but that went on to become a regular fixture of the local punk music scene for the next few years. By the time the band broke up at end of 1990 they had played 32 gigs, including shows either headlining or as a support act in London, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Bradford and several times in Lincoln. The band briefly reformed in 2000 to record an album of their old songs and played a short run of 7 shows across the country to support this released.

The band formed in 1987 with the original line-up of Richard 'Del' Howes on vocals, Adam Warne on drums, Paul Woods on bass and Jason Etherington on guitar but this version of the band never performed live and Woods was soon replaced by James Davies on bass, although he and Etherington would often switch instruments during the set depending on who had written the next song. The band played several times at the Indian Queen, becoming part of the impressive punk scene that grew up in the town at the end of the 1980s, and made a reputation outside of the town that saw them asked to play a show in London in late 1989. They also recorded a session for Radio Lincolnshire that would become their first 'release' as the cassette-only 'Zob', with the radio session paired with a recording of a live show and some home recordings tacked on the end.

That show would be the last with Davies who left that winter to form [[Big Chief Fail]] with older brother [[Christian Davies]] leaving Vehicle Derek to play one show as a trio with Howes on bass. In this interim period they also headed to Gems Studio in Frampton to record what would be their debut single, a split single with Norwich-based band Goober Patrol that would be the first release on the new BossTuneage label - a label that is still around today. Unhappy with the first recording they headed back in a week later with Andy Sandall playing bass to record three tracks that made it onto the single.

Sandall would become the permanent bass player and the band toured across the UK with Goober Patrol throughout 1990 to support the released of the single. They also sold a compilations cassette at shows called 'Back to School with Vehicle Derek' that featured artwork made up of collages of pictures and text from old Bostonian magazines. The cassette featured recordings from various practices, alternate takes from the Radio Lincolnshire and single recording sessions, and a full live show from Lincoln. After the summer the pressures of members going off to university saw the band cease to play together, although they all stayed in touch and shared a couple of brief reformations in the late 90s to play two shows and record a song for a compilation CD celebrating the record label's 10th anniversary.

In late 2000 the owner of the BossTuneage label asked the band members if they would get together to record the album they had been asked for by the label back in 1990. A line-up of Howes, Davies, Sandall and Warne went back into the studio and recorded their old songs for this release and undertook a short UK tour with several label mates to promote the album. The album was released in both Europe and Japan thanks to a reciprocal arrangement between labels. Several tracks got national airplay on both John Peel and Steve Lamacq's Radio 1 shows. Later in 2001 Vehicle Derek hung it up for good, with all four members continuing to make music in their own projects.

Vehicle Derek was the only constant in the VDSM name, with the SM part changing on a gig-by-gig basis. Once the band got a bit more serious and started playing gigs outside Boston, and especially when it started making records, the name was pared down to just "Vehicle Derek" as it was easier for people putting on shows to use. By the end of their existence that had released one single, one album, an official 'bootleg' of a professionally recorded practice session and had appeared on several compilation CDs for various punk labels.

==Photo Gallery==
===Releases===
<gallery>
File:VDZob.JPG|
File:VDSIngle.JPG|
File:VDInsert.JPG|
File:VDSchool.JPG
</gallery>

===Live Photos===
<gallery>
File:VDLincoln1.JPG|On-stage at the Lincoln Croft St. Centre, 18th August 1990
File:VDLincoln2.JPG|On-stage at the Lincoln Croft St. Centre, 18th August 1990
File:VDStamford.JPG|Playing an afternoon show at Stamford Skate Park, 18th August 1990
File:VD97.JPG|At Boston Indian Queen during the summer of 1997
File:VDLast.JPG|Vehicle Derek play their final ever show in Nottingham, September 2001
</gallery>

==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1-KFVWUsQ-nin-UWH1OOJNzhVCWpnFJq Vehicle Derek on YouTube]
* [https://myspace.com/vehiclederek Vehicle Derek on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Benny]]

File:VDLincoln2.JPG

2018-11-08T21:02:55Z

Andysandall: Vehicle Derek on-stage at Lincoln Croft St. Center, 18th August 1990

Vehicle Derek on-stage at Lincoln Croft St. Center, 18th August 1990

File:VDLincoln1.JPG

2018-11-08T21:02:37Z

Andysandall: Vehicle Derek on-stage at Lincoln Croft St. Center, 18th August 1990

Vehicle Derek on-stage at Lincoln Croft St. Center, 18th August 1990

File:VDLast.JPG

2018-11-08T21:01:55Z

Andysandall: Vehicle Derek performing in Nottingham at their final ever show in 2001

Vehicle Derek performing in Nottingham at their final ever show in 2001

File:VDSchool.JPG

2018-11-08T21:00:11Z

Andysandall: Cover of Vehicle Derek cassette-only release 'Back To School with Vehicle Derek'

Cover of Vehicle Derek cassette-only release 'Back To School with Vehicle Derek'

File:VDInsert.JPG

2018-11-08T20:59:06Z

Andysandall: Insert from Vehicle Derek/Goober Patrol split single

Insert from Vehicle Derek/Goober Patrol split single

File:VD97.JPG

2018-11-08T20:57:38Z

Andysandall: Vehicle Derek performing at Boston Indian Queen in 1997

Vehicle Derek performing at Boston Indian Queen in 1997

File:VDSIngle.JPG

2018-11-08T20:56:48Z

Andysandall: Cover of Vehicle Derek/Goober Patrol split single on BossTuneage Records

Cover of Vehicle Derek/Goober Patrol split single on BossTuneage Records

File:VDStamford.JPG

2018-11-08T20:56:13Z

Andysandall: Vehicle Derek playing Stamford Skate Park, 18th August 1990

Vehicle Derek playing Stamford Skate Park, 18th August 1990

File:VDZob.JPG

2018-11-08T20:54:52Z

Andysandall: Cover of Vehicle Derek's cassette release 'Zob'

Cover of Vehicle Derek's cassette release 'Zob'

Medford

2018-11-08T20:43:40Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Medford
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1995
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Benny]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (drums), [[Alan Boyce]] (bass), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar)
}}

'''Medford''' were a short lived band put together by former BGS students in 1997 that wrote songs together by never performed, but would become the catalyst for [[Benny]] several years later.

Wanting to do something musical during the summer of 1995, Howes and Sandall decided to swap instruments around and form a band with old school friend Alan Boyce, who had taken over bass playing duties in the [[BGS Jazz Band]] from Sandall a few years earlier. The band had two long song-writing and practice sessions but never played a live show despite numerous offers from other local bands who knew the members. The songs written in these sessions made it onto cassette and were forgotten about for several years.

After the demise of [[Vehicle Derek]] in 2001 both Sandall and Howes wanted to continue writing and performing music so set about forming a new band that would become [[Benny]]. After one practice as a three piece, they asked Alan if he would join and quickly scoured the tape of Medford practicing to find any songs that would work for the new band. Benny songs 'Parks & Gardens', 'Karl's Dad's Shed' and the cover of Jazz Band standards 'Margie' and 'Dr. Jazz' all came from the original Medford practice tapes.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Freaky Friday

2018-11-08T20:21:41Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Freaky Friday
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre = Hardcore Punk
| years_active = 1990
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (guitar), [[Lee Winter]] (drums), [[Shaun Kilcoyne]] (vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass)
}}

'''Freaky Friday''' formed When [[Vehicle Derek]] were offered a gig supporting UK hardcore legends Sink and new labelmates Goober Patrol in Norwich on 1st April 1990 and were unable to commit due to members being unavailable. Not wanting to miss out on the show, [[Vehicle Derek]] members [[Del Howes]] and [[Andy Sandall]] recruited friends to form a band at short notice the Friday before they were committed to perform. The band practiced on Saturday afternoon and again on Sunday morning then rushed to play their one and only performance that afternoon at the Jacquard Club in Norwich. The set consisted of primarily cover versions of various US Straight Edge hardcore bands, and a few reworked [[Latch]] songs.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Latch

2018-11-08T20:14:41Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Latch
| image = Latch.JPG
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
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| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (guitar/bass), [[Simon Clifton]] (vocals), [[Lee Winter]] (drums), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass/guitar), [[Paul Bott]] (vocals)
}}

'''Latch''' formed from the remnants of [[Fruit Shop]] and were one of the first of the short-lived bands that were created quickly whenever a gig at the Boston Indian Queen needed a last minute support band or (more usually) [[Vehicle Derek]] had been asked to play a show and one or more members where unavailable. Latch performed twice in the space of a month, supporting out of town bands Sink, Fudge Tunnel, Juice and the newly formed [[Big Chief Fail]]. The sets were a mix of hardcore punk covers, original songs, and reworked versions of rejected [[Vehicle Derek]] songs.

The band split up live on stage at their second and last gig on 5th January 1990 when, needing to fill a 40 minute slot and only having 25 minutes worth of material, the band embarked on a 15 minute version of Suzanne Vega's 'Luka', a task not helped by band members only knowing the words to the first verse and chorus. Most band members quit the stage around 8 minutes in, leaving just Del Howes and Lee Winter remaining on guitar and drums respectively. Howes then announced that they had become a new band - [[Toboggan]] - and proceeded to play Luka for 10 more minutes before ending the set and leaving the stage.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Latch

2018-11-08T20:05:09Z

Andysandall:

Tilman

2018-11-08T20:01:22Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tilman
| image = Tilman.JPG
| caption = Tilman play the Boston Indian Queen, 23rd September 1994
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1994
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Figgis]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Jason Etherington]] (guitar/vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass), Glen Ernest Williams (drums)
}}

'''Tilman''' came about in the summer of 1994 when former members of Vehicle Derek found themselves back in Boston for a short while and decided to make some music together. The first iteration of the band was called [[Figgis]] (named after James Bolam's character in the comedy show 'Only When I Laugh') but in September a gig was offered at Boston's Indian Queen supporting local emo band Tribute. With Del Howes out of town the other three band members rehearsed as a three piece using the name 'Tilman', taken from Tilman Brauns, the German exchange student housed by Mark Bell in 1990. The other name considered at the time was 'Imbisstagen', translating as 'Fast Food Days.'

The band played just a single show that differed from other bands they had been in as the set consisted of longer instrumental songs with noise interludes and a significant amount of improvisation. With college and employment seeing all the members of the band heading off in different directions at the end of the summer this group of musicians never played together again.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Vehicle Derek

2018-11-08T19:58:27Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vehicle Derek
| image = VDSM_at_BGS_1989.JPG
| caption = VDSM perform at BGS Rock Night, 9th February 1989
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1987-1990, 1997-1999
| label = Boss Tuneage
| associated_acts = VDSM, Vehicle Derek and the Schizoid Maniacs, Vehicle Derek Swedish Masseurs, Vehicle Derek and the Spasmodic Morrocans (see text for explanation). After the end of the band in 1999, members went on to form [[Benny]].
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Del Howes]] (vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (bass), [[Adam Warne]] (drums), [[James Davies]] (bass/guitar), [[Jason Etherington]] (guitar/bass), [[Paul Woods]] (bass)
}}
'''Vehicle Derek''' was a hardcore punk band formed in 1987 to play at the 1988 BGS Rock Night but that went on to become a regular fixture of the local punk music scene for the next few years. By the time the band broke up at end of 1990 they had played 32 gigs, including shows either headlining or as a support act in London, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Bradford and several times in Lincoln. The band briefly reformed in 2000 to record an album of their old songs and played a short run of 7 shows across the country to support this released.

The band formed in 1987 with the original line-up of Richard 'Del' Howes on vocals, Adam Warne on drums, Paul Woods on bass and Jason Etherington on guitar but this version of the band never performed live and Woods was soon replaced by James Davies on bass, although he and Etherington would often switch instruments during the set depending on who had written the next song. The band played several times at the Indian Queen, becoming part of the impressive punk scene that grew up in the town at the end of the 1980s, and made a reputation outside of the town that saw them asked to play a show in London in late 1989. They also recorded a session for Radio Lincolnshire that would become their first 'release' as the cassette-only 'Zob', with the radio session paired with a recording of a live show and some home recordings tacked on the end.

That show would be the last with Davies who left that winter to form [[Big Chief Fail]] with older brother [[Christian Davies]] leaving Vehicle Derek to play one show as a trio with Howes on bass. In this interim period they also headed to Gems Studio in Frampton to record what would be their debut single, a split single with Norwich-based band Goober Patrol that would be the first release on the new BossTuneage label - a label that is still around today. Unhappy with the first recording they headed back in a week later with Andy Sandall playing bass to record three tracks that made it onto the single.

Sandall would become the permanent bass player and the band toured across the UK with Goober Patrol throughout 1990 to support the released of the single. They also sold a compilations cassette at shows called 'Back to School with Vehicle Derek' that featured artwork made up of collages of pictures and text from old Bostonian magazines. The cassette featured recordings from various practices, alternate takes from the Radio Lincolnshire and single recording sessions, and a full live show from Lincoln. After the summer the pressures of members going off to university saw the band cease to play together, although they all stayed in touch and shared a couple of brief reformations in the late 90s to play two shows and record a song for a compilation CD celebrating the record label's 10th anniversary.

In late 2000 the owner of the BossTuneage label asked the band members if they would get together to record the album they had been asked for by the label back in 1990. A line-up of Howes, Davies, Sandall and Warne went back into the studio and recorded their old songs for this release and undertook a short UK tour with several label mates to promote the album. The album was released in both Europe and Japan thanks to a reciprocal arrangement between labels. Several tracks got national airplay on both John Peel and Steve Lamacq's Radio 1 shows. Later in 2001 Vehicle Derek hung it up for good, with all four members continuing to make music in their own projects.

Vehicle Derek was the only constant in the VDSM name, with the SM part changing on a gig-by-gig basis. Once the band got a bit more serious and started playing gigs outside Boston, and especially when it started making records, the name was pared down to just "Vehicle Derek" as it was easier for people putting on shows to use. By the end of their existence that had released one single, one album, an official 'bootleg' of a professionally recorded practice session and had appeared on several compilation CDs for various punk labels.

==External Links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1-KFVWUsQ-nin-UWH1OOJNzhVCWpnFJq Vehicle Derek on YouTube]
* [https://myspace.com/vehiclederek Vehicle Derek on myspace]
[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

== See Also ==

*[[:Benny]]

File:VDSM at BGS 1989.JPG

2018-11-08T19:51:02Z

Andysandall: Vehicle Derek performing on the BGS stage in 1989 L to R: James Davies, Richard Del Howes, Adam Warne, Jason Etherington

Vehicle Derek performing on the BGS stage in 1989

L to R: James Davies, Richard Del Howes, Adam Warne, Jason Etherington

File:Tilman.JPG

2018-11-08T19:50:05Z

Andysandall: The band Tilman performing at Boston Indian Queen in 1994

The band Tilman performing at Boston Indian Queen in 1994

File:Latch.JPG

2018-11-08T19:49:33Z

Andysandall: The band Latch preparing to perform at Boston Indian Queen in 1989

The band Latch preparing to perform at Boston Indian Queen in 1989

Robin Gracey

2018-11-08T19:00:27Z

Andysandall:

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'''Robin Gracey''' is/was a teacher of %subject% at [[Boston Grammar School]].
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[[Category:Staff]]
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== See Also ==

*[[:Arthur Shrimpton's Leaving Photograph]]
*[[:Fat]]
*[[Fruit Shop]]

Robin Gracey

2018-11-08T19:00:00Z

Andysandall:

Fruit Shop

2018-11-08T18:58:59Z

Andysandall:

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fruit Shop
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| background =
| origin =
| genre =
| years_active = 1989
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vehicle Derek]], [[Latch]]
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Adam Warne]] (drums), [[Steven Taylor]] (vocals), [[Simon Clifton]] (unplugged guitar), [[Kevin Borrett]] (bass), [[Simon Wilson]] (vocals), [[Paul Bott]] (vocals), [[Andy Sandall]] (guitar)
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'''Fruit Shop''' formed in 1989 specifically to perform at the BGS Rock Night on 9th February alongside [[Centurion]], [[Vehicle Derek]], and [[The Outpatients]]. After a number of practices in the then new BGS Music Room the band performed this and two other gigs during BGS events over the next couple of months.

The band were originally called 'S.H.I.T.E' but were forced to change their name when teacher [[Nicholas Vernon Fitton]] spotted their flyers around the school and removed them all, demanding a name change or he would see they were banned from the show. The band formed around the 6th Form classmates of [[Vehicle Derek]] drummer [[Adam Warne]] and featured future [[Vehicle Derek]] bass player [[Andy Sandall]] on guitar. The band performed in fancy dress and played a mix of basic original songs and cover versions, including 'Girls' by the Beastie Boys, 'Walk This Way' by Aerosmith and Run DMC, and a version of The Age of Chance's cover of Prince's 'Kiss'. The name Fruit Shop was taken from on original song written by the band called 'The Fruit Song'. Highly influenced by Monty Python at the time the song consisted of a repetitive riff and the band's three singers shouting out the names of fruit.

The band played again at the 6th Form Music Afternoon a month later alongside other musical performances from BGS and BHS members, and their final show was a 6th form Assembly where the band performed two songs and provided musical accompaniment to a performance art piece about distraction. They ended the set with a cover of Muddy Water's 'Hoochie Coochie Man' with the lyrics changed to tell the life story of Jesus, in keeping with the theme of the assembly.

Reaction to the performance was mixed, with [[Robin Gracey]] demanding an apology and banning the band from performing at BGS again, mostly due to the use of pornographic magazines as props during the 'Distraction' piece. The performance was strongly defended by the band member's form teacher [[Reverend Peter Harding]] who felt it made some good points and liked the 'anarchistic spirit' they had shown.

Members of Fruit Shop would move on to form [[Latch]], a slightly more serious band later that summer.

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